News

  1. Planetary Science

    Ice among the rocks

    A newly discovered trio of icy comets, hidden among the thousands of rocks in the main asteroid belt, may be part of a previously unknown class and a primary source of water for the dry, early Earth.

    By Ron Cowen
  2. Ecosystems

    Antarctic birds are breeding later

    Rising global temperatures are causing Arctic birds to breed earlier in the spring, but for Antarctic birds, the reverse is true.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  3. Planetary Science

    Brilliant! Tenth planet turns out to be a shiner

    Xena, unofficially called the 10th planet, is the second-most-shiny known object in the solar system.

    By Ron Cowen
  4. Chemistry

    Dynamic Duo: Two catalysts build valuable carbon chains

    By combining the power of two well-known reactions, chemists have devised a way to alter the length of linear carbon chains.